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The popular "Wingtip" patent applied for by Rollie Latina for Rawlings in Jan. 1969 and issued in 1971

1970's Rawling's Willie Montanez model

Below is a rare circa 1958 Stall & Dean "Duke Snider" model that predates the Latina "Wingtip" design.



Below is the 1955 Stall & Dean innovative patent drawing


Henry Stall of Stall & Dean designed the back of the glove to eliminate a finger seam at the crotch and give the finger stalls a cupping action. The design patent was good for 14 years. Rawlings applied for their own patent the day the design patent of S&D ended its 14 year run.

Here are 1958 Stall & Dean catalog images of the Duke Snider "Crown Back" model pictured above. it was one of Stall & Dean's best models.

Here is another Stall & Dean "Crown Back" glove. This one is a "Whitey Ford" model. It has great markings all around and an S&D logo button. it has the same wide strap joining the fingers as the "Duke Snider" model above.